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Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Hieroxestinae (subfamily)/  Opogona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Bojer, 1856)
Citation:Alucita sacchari
Original genus:Alucita
Publication:Bojer W. 1856. Report of the Committee on the "Cane Borer".
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Pagination:pl. 5
Name(English):Sugar cane moth, Banana moth
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Syntype unknown MNHN Syntypes, MNHN, probably lost (see P. Viette 1996: 14). Mauritius Mauritius. Viette P. 1996. Lépidoptères hétérocères de la Réunion (= Bourbon). page pl. 5
Distribution note:

Nearctic: U.S.A., Bermuda; Palaearctic: Japan, Portugal (Madeira); Spain (Canary Islands).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 90
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Cabo Verde Brava Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 90
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Madagascar Meyrick E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius. page 321
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Mauritius Rodrigues Butler A. G. 1876c. Preliminary notice of new species of Lepidoptera from Rodriguez. page 409 (as plumipes)
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Réunion Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 145
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 417
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Seychelles Silhouette Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 298
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Seychelles Aride Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 39
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Seychelles Félicité Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 298
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Seychelles North Gerlach K., Willi J. & Gerlach R. 2001. The ecology of North island. page 38
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Seychelles Mahé Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 298
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Seychelles Meyrick E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles. page 375
Plant note:

Injurious to sugar-cane; it also lives in potatoes and other tubers when stored up; attacking bananas (J. H. Durrant 1925: 12).

Durrant J. H. 1925. The banana moth, Hieroxestis subcervinella Wkr.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Albizia sp. Fabaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Begonia sp. Begoniaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Carica papaya Caricaceae Madagascar Viette P. 1951f. Quelques Microlépidoptères de Madagascar. page 339 (as subcervinella)
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Clerodendrum sp. Verbenaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Dracaena reflexa Dracaenaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Erythrina variegata Fabaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Euphorbia pulcherrima Euphorbiaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Ficus elastica Moraceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Musa sp. Musaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Saccharum officinarum Poaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Solanum sp. Solanaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Undefined Decaying vegetable matter Undefined Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 206
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Zingiber officinale Zingiberaceae Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 19
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Opogona ligniferella (Walker, 1875) (Walker, 1875) species Synonym Gelechia ligniferella
Opogona plumipes (Butler, 1876) (Butler, 1876) species Synonym Laverna plumipes
Opogona sanctaehelenae (Walker, 1875) (Walker, 1875) species Synonym Gelechia sanctaehelenae
Opogona subcervinella (Walker, 1863) (Walker, 1863) species Synonym Tinea subcervinella